*spurjaną
Runic: ᛊᛈᚢᚱᛃᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈspur.jɑ.nɑ̃/verb · Weak class 1
Meanings
- to feel, touch
- to study; to search; to examine
- to ask
Etymology
From *spurą (‘track’) + *-janą.
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | spurjō | spurjaų | – |
| 2nd singular | spurisi | spurjais | spuri |
| 3rd singular | spuriþi | spurjai | spurjaþau |
| 1st dual | spurjōs | spurjaiw | – |
| 2nd dual | spurjaþiz | spurjaiþiz | spurjaþiz |
| 1st plural | spurjamaz | spurjaim | – |
| 2nd plural | spuriþ | spurjaiþ | spuriþ |
| 3rd plural | spurjanþi | spurjain | spurjanþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | spurjai | – |
| 2nd singular | spurjasai | spurjaisau |
| 3rd singular | spurjaþai | spurjaiþau |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | spurjanþai | spurjainþau |
| 2nd plural | spurjanþai | spurjainþau |
| 3rd plural | spurjanþai | spurjainþau |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | spuridǭ | spuridēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | spuridēz | spuridēdīz |
| 3rd singular | spuridē | spuridēdī |
| 1st dual | spuridēdū | spuridēdīw |
| 2nd dual | spuridēdudiz | spuridēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | spuridēdum | spuridēdīm |
| 2nd plural | spuridēdud | spuridēdīd |
| 3rd plural | spuridēdun | spuridēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| spurjaną | spurjandz | spuridaz |
Descendants
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*spurjan (Proto-West Germanic)
- spera (Old Frisian)
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*spurjan (Proto-West Germanic)
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*spurien, *spuren (Old Dutch)
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spueren, spōren (Middle Dutch)
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speuren (Dutch)
- speur (Afrikaans)
- speure, speurje (West Frisian)
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speuren (Dutch)
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spueren, spōren (Middle Dutch)
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*spurien, *spuren (Old Dutch)
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*spurjan (Proto-West Germanic)
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spyrian, spirian (Old English)
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spuren, spiren, speren (Middle English)
- speer, spear, sper, spere, speir, spire, spyrr (English)
- speir (Scots)
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spuren, spiren, speren (Middle English)
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spyrian, spirian (Old English)
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*spurjan (Proto-West Germanic)
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spurian, spurien, spurren (Old High German)
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spüren, spürn (Middle High German)
- gespüre (Alemannic German)
- spüren (German)
- spieren (Luxembourgish)
- שפּירן (shpirn) (Yiddish)
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spüren, spürn (Middle High German)
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spurian, spurien, spurren (Old High German)
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spyrja (Old Norse)
- spyrja (Faroese)
- spyrja (Icelandic)
- spyrja, spørja, spurja, spær, spår (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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spyrja (Old Norse)
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spyriæ, spørghe, spøriæ (Old Danish)
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spørge (Danish)
- spørre (Norwegian Bokmål)
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spørge (Danish)
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spyriæ, spørghe, spøriæ (Old Danish)
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spyrja (Old Norse)
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spyria (Old Swedish)
- spörja (Swedish)
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spyria (Old Swedish)